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Registration / Notification of Fixed Food Premises - Victoria

Description

You will
require this registration / notification if you intend to operate a food
business (meaning a business, enterprise or activity) from a fixed (permanent)
premise in any commercial, charitable or community circumstance, including on a
one-off basis, involving the handling of food intended for sale or the sale of
food for human consumption.

The types
of premises covered include the whole or any part of a building, other
permanent structure and / or pontoon.

Food
includes any product intended for human consumption (whether it is live, raw,
prepared or partly prepared but excluding a therapeutic good) and may also
include live animals and plants.

Please consult the responsible agency for more information and to ascertain the level of compliance (if any) that may be required.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this registration / notification you must:

have a fixed or permanent food premises

provide a Food Safety Program with your application (if class 2)

meet any other requirements that apply under the Food Act, as explained to you by the council

make an application for registration to the relevant Council in the approved form

pay the fees (if any) as determined by the relevant council.

Please consult the responsible council for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Ongoing eligibility requirements

Additional registration or approvals may be required (for example, planning), and you may be subject to third party auditing.

You must comply with all conditions, requirements or obligations imposed by the Council or under the Act or Regulations, including the Food Standards Code, Food Safety Program, Council Inspections and labelling requirements.

Failure to comply may result in your registration being revoked or suspended.

Commercial premise fees range between $165 and $440 according to the class of your business, please consult the responsible council for information on the correct fees to be submitted with your application. Fees for 2017-18.

Community group fees range between $95 and $135 according to the class of your business, please consult the responsible council for information on the correct fees to be submitted with your application. Fees for 2017-18.

Act(s) name

Regulation(s) name

Additional information

There are
four classes of food premises: class 1 (highest risk), class 2, class 3 and
class 4 (lowest risk). The purpose of the classification system is to ensure
that the level of regulation is better matched to the level of food safety risk
associated with the food handling activities at different types of premises.
The greater the chance of something going wrong during the food handling
process, and the greater the potential impact on people?s health, the higher
the level of regulation. The
system sets out different food safety requirements for each class based on the
food safety risks of its highest risk food handling activity.

The classes are:

Class 1: Hospitals, child
care centres and listed facilities for the aged, at which ready to eat
potentially hazardous food is served.

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